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Subscribe for fascinating stories connecting the past to the present. Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play in the Major Leagues on April 15, , when he took the field in the top of the first inning against the Boston Braves. Despite struggling with a heart condition, Mack Robinson later clinched a spot on The eyes of Abraham Lincoln gazed down from a portrait on the paneled walls inside the executive offices of the Brooklyn Dodgers Baseball Club as Branch Rickey fire-hosed a torrent of racial slurs at Jackie Robinson.
The president and general manager of the Dodgers had little After he broke the color line and became the first Black baseball player to play in the American major leagues during the 20th century, four other players of color soon followed in his Negro League Baseball got its start thanks to the increasing popularity of two things after the Civil War: baseball and segregation.
Historically, Black women in sports faced double discrimination due to their gender and race. A number of African American female athletes have emerged as trailblazers in their particular sports over the years, from track and field and tennis to figure skating and basketball.
Among prominent figures are Madam C. Walker, who was the first U. In , he helped the Dodgers win the World Series. Before he retired, he became the highest-paid athlete in Dodgers' history. Over the course of his career in Major League Baseball, from to , Robinson achieved the following stats:. In his decade-long career with the Dodgers, Robinson and his team won the National League pennant several times. Finally, in , he helped them achieve the ultimate victory: winning the World Series.
After failing before in four other series matchups, the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees. He helped the team win one more National League pennant the following season. In December , Robinson was traded to the New York Giants, but he never played a game for the team. He retired on January 5, After baseball, Robinson became active in business and continued his work as an activist for social change.
In honor of his legacy, in the Dodgers retired his jersey number of Robinson was a vocal champion for African American athletes, civil rights and other social and political causes, serving on the board of the NAACP until In , he publicly called out the New York Yankees as a racist organization for not having broken the color barrier five years after he began playing with the Dodgers.
In his later years, Robinson continued to lobby for greater racial integration in sports. Robinson died from heart problems and diabetes complications on October 24, , in Stamford, Connecticut.
He was 53 years old. The foundation helps young people in need by providing scholarships and mentoring programs. First established in , April 15 is known as Jackie Robinson Day in the MLB, honoring the day that he broke baseball's color barrier. In , a 10 square-block park in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City was christened Jackie Robinson Park to honor the baseball player.
Green and co-starring Ruby Dee as Robinson's wife. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia in to a family of sharecroppers. His mother, Mallie Robinson, single-handedly raised Jackie and her four other children. They were the only black family on their block, and the prejudice they encountered only strengthened their bond. Growing up in a large, single-parent family, Jackie excelled early at all sports and learned to make his own way in life. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born January 31, , in Cairo, Georgia , to a family of sharecroppers.
Growing up, he excelled at sports and attended the University of California at Los Angeles, where he was the first athlete to letter in four varsity sports: baseball, basketball, football and track.
After financial difficulties forced Robinson to drop out of UCLA, he joined the army in and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. After protesting instances of racial discrimination during his military service, Robinson was court-martialed in Ultimately, though, he was honorably discharged.
After the army, Robinson played for a season in the Negro American League. In , he spent one season with the Canadian minor league team the Montreal Royals.
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